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Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs Newsletter

Winter 2017

I. COUNCIL ACTIVITIES

THE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS PROGRAM The Council’s mission is to conduct a serious, comprehensive, and coherent

discussion of American Foreign Policy through the wisdom of distinguished authorities on

fundamental issues.

Surely, this continues to be an extraordinary time in the history of American foreign

policy. The global arena is unusually disorderly, and many Americans are uncertain about

the nation’s role in the quest for a stable world order. The challenge of Islamist Extremism is

not a passing phenomenon. Cyberwarfare is unsettling. China’s rise may be in conflict with

the status quo order sought by the United States. Russia, attempting to define its place in the

world through its development of a Eurasian Zone and aggressiveness in Ukraine, and now in

Syria, is an ever-growing source of friction. The Middle East is far less ordered than it was

even a decade ago; and the United States has been advocating an order which increases the

status and power of Iran and the Shia community. The Arab-Israeli conflict appears

unending. Concerns about the global economy are deep and wide-spread.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS: Winter & Spring 2017

March 23, 2017 Professor Audrey Cronin

School of International Service, American University

“How Terrorism Ends: Implications for ISIS”

April 27, 2017 His Excellency Yasser Reda

Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United States

May 16, 2017 Professor Robert O. Freedman

The Johns Hopkins University

“Russia and the United States: Is Reconciliation Possible?”

May 30, 2017 Thomas Wright, Ph.D.

Director and Fellow,

Project on International Order and Strategy, The Brookings Institution

“The Future of American Foreign Policy in a Disordered World”

We expect to announce two more speakers for this spring.

Contents

Council Activities

Distinguished Speakers

Program (1-2)

Outreach to the

General Public:

Television & YouTube (2-

4)

Foreign Policy

Conferences for

Maryland’s Education

System (4)

Leadership Dinners (4)

Library (4)

Travel (4-5)

Membership

Development (6)

Young Professionals (6)

New members (6-7)

Finances and Fundraising

Financial Status (7)

Increasing Financial

Support (7-8)

Gratitude

- Corporate &

Organizational

Members (9)

-Special Individual

Members (9-10)

-2016 Year-End Givers

(11)

-Sponsorships (11)

-Grants (11-12)

Administration and Staff (12)

Baltimore Council on

Foreign Affairs

401 E. Pratt Street, Suite

1611

Baltimore, MD 21202

Tel. 410-727-2150

Fax 410-727-2174

Email:

info@bcfausa.org Web: www.bcfausa.org

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RECENT PROGRAMS: FALL 2016

Arthur C. Abramson, Ph.D. Executive Director of the Baltimore Jewish Council (1990-2016)

“Israel in the Shadow of the Next Administration”

His Excellency Jalil Abbas Jilani Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States

“Pakistan-U.S. Relations and Regional Issues”

Patrick Clawson, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, Director of Research & Director of the Iran Security Initiative

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

“Are We Making Progress with Iran?”

Professor Alan J. Kuperman

The LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin

“Learning from the Libya Disaster”

General Michael V. Hayden Director, The Central Intelligence Agency (2006-2009)

“Global Challenges and the American Role in the World”

RECENT PROGRAMS: WINTER 2017

Professor Robert J. Lieber

Georgetown University

“Retreat and its Consequences: American Foreign Policy and the Problem of World Order”

Professor Steven David

The Johns Hopkins University

“Does Israel Have a Future?”

HISTORY The Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs was founded in January of 1980. Its first program on May 5,

1980 was an address by Zbigniew Brzezinski, then President Carter’s National Security Advisor. Since that date,

the Council has presented 646 distinguished speakers. Recordings of 625 are available in the Council library. The

Council’s YouTube site has all programs since January 1, 2012 and a selection of older programs as noted below

in the YouTube section of this newsletter.

OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC:

VIA TELEVISION AND YOUTUBE The Council reaches out to the general public by sharing all programs via both a television “network” and

also YouTube. The Council is proud of its service to those who are not used to attending formal lectures, those at

a great distance, and those who have simply been unable to attend.

TELEVISION

The “network” for the Council’s TV broadcasts is made up of 31stations covering Baltimore City, 13

counties in Maryland, and 2 counties in southern Pennsylvania; and serves about 3.5 million households. During

a two week period, all stations show the same program. Each station determines its own regular times for the

showing of programs.

Winter & Spring Television Program Schedule — Upcoming

March 12—March 25, 2017 Robert J. Lieber, Ph.D. (645) Professor of Government & International Relations,

Georgetown University

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"Retreat and Its Consequences: American Foreign Policy and the Problem

of World Order"

March 26—April 8, 2017 Steven David, Ph.D. (646) Professor of International Relations,

The Johns Hopkins University

"Does Israel Have a Future?"

April 9—April 22, 2017 Audrey Kurth Cronin, DPhil (647) Professor of International Security,

School of International Service,

American University

"How Terrorism Ends: Implications for ISIS"

THE TELEVISION “NETWORK” STATIONS AND THEIR HOURS FOR COUNCIL

BROADCASTS

County Cable Channel Schedule

Allegany 3 (FSU TV) T/TH 5:00 PM

97 (ACETV) T 6:30PM

Anne Arundel 99 (Comcast) F 3:00 PM, Sat 3:00 PM

39 (Verizon FiOS)

99 (Broadstripe)

Baltimore City 75 (CMBC) T 5:00 PM, M-F 9:00 AM

Baltimore

County

71 (Comcast) M –SAT 11:00 AM, 8:00 PM

33 (Verizon FiOS)

25 (Comcast/Verizon FiOs) M 11:00PM, TU 8:00 AM, W 11:00 PM, TH 3:00 PM,

F 9:00 PM, S&S 11:00 PM

Carroll 18 (CarrollCCtv) Th 8:00 PM, W 3:00 PM

Frederick 18 (Comcast) (FCPS-TV) SU 11:00 AM

Harford

21 (Comcast) Th 11:00 AM

7 (Armstrong)

31 (Verizon FiOS)

Howard

99/44 GTV T 5:00 PM, W 2:00 AM, SU 2:00 AM

96 (Comcast) W 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM

41 HCCTV (Verizon FiOS)

Montgomery 2 (Comcast) (UMTV) M 12:00 PM, W 12:00 PM, F 12:00 PM

40(Verizon) (UMTV)

10 (Montgomery College) Su 8:00 AM

Prince George’s 76 (Comcast) T 11:00 AM, W 12:00 PM

42 (Verizon FiOS)

40 (Verizon) M 12:00 PM, W 12:00 PM, F 12:00 PM

73 (Comcast)

75 (Comcast) Su 12:00 AM, 8:00 AM & 4:00 PM

44 (Verizon FiOs)

71 (Comcast)

12 (Verizon FiOs)

Queen Anne’s 7 (QAC) Tu 8:00 PM, W 4:00 PM,

F 5:00 PM, S 2:00 PM, Su 10:30 AM

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St. Mary’s 95 (Metrocast) W 9:00 AM

Cambria (PA) 14 (Atlantic Broadband) M-Th7:00 PM, W 12:00 PM & 8:00 PM, F 1:00 PM

Columbia (PA) 8 (Service Electric) M 9:00 PM

(Bloomsburg

University)

YOUTUBE

YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/BCFA2150) allows the Council’s programs to be shared

globally. About 17% of viewings are in Maryland, 35% elsewhere in the United States, and 48% are viewed

internationally. Programs have been seen in 159 countries.

Postings appear within two weeks of the address. Every Council program since January 1, 2012 has been

posted. Moreover, seventeen representative historic programs which start with the 1985 address of then-Vice

President George H.W. Bush and which provide an interesting set of views on the end of the Cold War, have been

selected. Also posted are 24 of 26 Baltimore Sun Foreign Policy Panels (some audio only), and 13 audio-only

recordings of early programs beginning with the Council’s inaugural address by Zbigniew Brzezinski in May of

1980. A list of posted programs may be obtained from the Council office.

AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY CONFERENCES

IN SUPPORT OF MARYLAND’S EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2016-2017

The Council presents three half-day conferences annually for the educational community, one for

secondary school teachers, one for secondary school students, and one for college faculty and students. Each

conference has three speakers, usually United States Department of State Foreign Service Officers, each of whom

address a particular major foreign policy issue. Conferences are a half day in length: three 1 hour sessions

followed by a reception.

The college faculty and students conference is scheduled for April 21st. A joint teacher and student

secondary school conference will be held in the late fall of 2017.

LEADERSHIP DINNERS

Leadership Dinners, which follow every program, are a way of thanking speakers, trustees, corporate

members, and special financial contributors to the Council. An informal cocktail period and an off-the-record

discussion with the speakers at dinner are always interesting and enjoyable. Trustees, corporate members, and

individual sponsors at the $500 level are invited to every dinner. Individual contributors at the $260 level are

invited to at least six programs and contributors at the $160 level to at least three.

LIBRARY

The Council library contains copies of 625 of the 646 programs which the Council has held since 1980.

91 are “audio only”. The rest are DVDs or videotapes.

All Council programs are indexed by chronology, speaker, and subject. Each index is available at a cost

of $5 from the Council office.

Tapes may be rented (for a one-month period) or purchased for a modest fee: VHS, audio cassette, CD,

and DVD rentals are $10 (plus $15 refundable deposit); and CDs and DVDs are available for purchase at a cost of

$15 per copy.

TRAVEL

The Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs and a number of other councils join the Philadelphia World

Affairs Council on its excellent trips. Destinations and itineraries are well chosen, the intellectual content is rich,

and the arrangements are highly professional. Participating members have been unanimously enthusiastic.

Remaining 2017 trips are listed on the following page.

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2017 Trips March 25-April 5 Journey to Southern Africa

March 26-April 3 Cultural Cuba Wait List

Only

April 15-23 WWI History Cruise: Holland and Belgium

April 21-May 4 Inside Iran with Jim Falk

April 24-29 Inside Washington DC Wait List

Only

April 22-30 Barcelona Immersion

April 25-May 10 Vietnam and Cambodia with Craig Snyder

April 30-May 9 European Coastal Civilizations: A Voyage from Libson to London Wait List

Only

May 15-30 Cruise the Face of Europe with Mimi Gregory

May 31-June 8 Discover Bulgaria and Romania

June 8-17 Changing Tides of History: Cruising the Baltic Sea Wait List

Only

June 11-20 Italian Rivera and Chianti with Trina Medarev

June 28-July 9 Waterways of Russia

August 1-9 Circumnavigation with Iceland with Dr. Carla Thorson Wait List

Only

September 14-28 Inside Croatia & Slovenia with Norm Olsen

October 1-20 Silk Road Odyssey: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran

October 9-17 Trade Routes of Coastal Iberia with Derrick Olsen Save

$1,000 if

booked by

March 24.

October 13-23 Israel & Palestine Study Tour with Craig Snyder

October 14-22 Island Life in Cuba with Ambassador Vicki Huddleston

October 14-22 Rivieras and Islands of France, Italy, and Spain Save

$1,000 if

booked by

March 17.

October 17-29 Pearls of Southeast Asia with Ambassador Mark Johnson Save

$1,000 if

booked by

April 20.

October 20-November 2 Inside Morocco with Dr. Jerry Leach

October 29-November 3 Inside New York

November 1-9 Sorrento, Italy Save $250

if booked

by April

18.

November 1-14 Discover Peru

For more information on travel opportunities contact

The Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs OR The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia

Tel: 410-727-2150 One South Broad Street, Suite 2M

Fax: 410-727-2174 Philadelphia, PA 19107

Email: info@bcfausa.org 1-800-942-5004; Email: travel@wacphila.org;

Website: www.wacphila.org

*Please mention that you are a member of the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs.

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II. MEMBERSHIP

Members of the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs are “attentive citizens”, those who pay careful

attention to foreign affairs. Our distinguished speakers frequently comment on the quality of the questions asked

at Council programs as well as the size of the audience. The participation of members is, in fact, quite

remarkable. Average attendance in 2016 was 251, ranking in the top five of the nation’s ninety Councils.

Members in 2016 totaled 1,015.

WELCOME FRIENDS TO MEMBERSHIP The Council seeks to share its programs with as many serious citizens as possible. Therefore, you are

encouraged to invite friends and acquaintances, who have, or wish to develop, an interest in foreign affairs, to

membership (or just bring them as guests). They may join via PayPal on the Council’s website

(http://www.bcfausa.org/membership), or by mailing a check to the Council office. Alternatively, you can share

their names with the Council, and a formal letter of invitation will be sent. You may also consider a gift

membership.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS All of the nation’s councils find that young professionals are a relatively small part of their membership

primarily because the demands of family and career development limit leisure time. However, this Council

believes that young members can especially benefit from exposure to interesting authorities and their informed

observations as they develop their careers and life patterns. Therefore, a special effort to increase their

participation in the Council continues to be made. Your assistance in this effort would be appreciated.

NEW MEMBERS 2016 We are pleased to welcome members who joined from January—December 2016

Mr. Abdulrasheed Abubakar

Mr. Timothy Almon

Mr. Messad Alzahrani

Mr. Bolaji Atewolgun

Mr. Maxime Barrere

Dr. Timothy H. Baughman

Mr. William E. Best

Mr. Samuel Bleicher

Ms. Elizabeth Boddiford

Mr. Larry Bonander &

Ms. Andrea Holt

Mr. Richard Boss

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Brager

Mr. John R. Breen

Ms. Joan Brown

Mr. & Mrs. Miner L. Brown

Ms. Amanda M. Brown

Ms. Ericka Brown

Mr. Keifer Brown

Mr. Lester Buster

Ms. Patricia Calvano

Ms. Judith Cataldo

Dr. Nisar A. Chaudhry

Ms. Carol Chuckoski

Mr. Keith Cole

Mr. Marcos D. Collins

Ms. Joyce Cox

Ms. Jennifer Creter

Ms. Charlotte Cross

Mr. Jacob Danyali

Mr. Steven Deal

Ms. Lynn Deering

Mr. & Mrs. Les DelPizzo

Mr. Nishikant Deshmukh

Mr. Sastry Dhara

Mr. Thomas E. Elder

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Embry

Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Endquist

Ms. Phyllis Erlich

Mr. Kenneth Farkas

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fidler

Ms. Tresa Fitch, Esq.

Mr. Ken Flower

Mr. Andrew Fones

Mr. Harry Freeman

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Geddes

Mr. Frans Gerrits

Ms. Donna Gestl

Mr. Thomas J. Gleason

Dr. Jeffrey Grip

Mr. Michael Hauser

Mr. Richard Hayes

Mr. & Mrs. William Heaps

Ms. Nancy R. Henderson

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Henick

Mr. & Mrs. Eric Hoover

Ms. Jean Hopkins

Ms. Sharon Iden

Mr. David Irving

Mr. Robert Johannessen

Dr. Philip Jordan

Mr. Boanerges Kabengele

Ms. Elizabeth Ketzner

Mr. Tesfai Kflu

Mr. John T. Kieley

Mr. Stephen Kling &

Mrs. Marjorie Davidson

Mr. Stephan Kowalczyk

Mr. Jonathan Lang

Ms. Alexandra Lariiciuc

Ms. Elizabeth Livermore

Ms. Dorothea Lundelius

Mr. Stuart Lyons

Mr. Justin Marchisotta

Ms. Jenica Martin

Mr. Beaumont Martin

Mr. Philip Menzner

Ms. Amy Michaud &

Mr. Bill Crawford

Ms. JoAnn Mikellian

Mr. & Mrs. Jason Miller

Ms. Fernandina Neptune

Ms. Margaret Isabelle Obert

Mr. Luke O'Brien

Mr. Laurence Oleniak &

Ms. Kathleen Lane

Mr. Emmanuel Opati &

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Ms. Edith Dietz

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Parreco

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Paska

Mr. William Pecoraro

Ms. Margaret Pendergast

Mr. W. Larry Petcovic

Mr. Andrew Phillips

Mrs. Helen Phillips

Ms. Tia E. Pulliam

Mr. Hector Quesada

Mr. Anthony J. Ramienski

Mr. Alexander Rediger

Mr. Berry Reece

Ms. Mary Jo Reece

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Richards

Mrs. Jacqueline Richardson

Mr. Alexander Ruiz

Ms. Esther Saintil

Ms. Damita Salmon

Ms. Gloria Savadow

Mr. Lee Schenk

Mr. Daniel Schultz

Ms. Ilana Shochat

Ms. Carol Sholes &

Mr. Bob Wallace

Ms. Carole Silver

Mr. Henry Silverman

Mr. Dan R. Skowronski

The Honorable Denise Noonan Slavin

Mr. Bryan Smith

Mr. James Smith

Cdr. & Mrs. Michael H. Spencer

Ms. Katherine Stewart-Hilkert

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Stiff

Mr. Edward Stringer

Mr. Linwood Taylor

Mr. Thomas C. Taylor

Mr. William C. Taylor, Jr.

Mr. Charles Tharp &

Mr. Charles Dibble

Mr. Leroy Thomas

Captain William E. Trueblood

Mr. Edgar H. Turkle, III

Ms. Linda Wardlow

Ms. Jane West Walsh

Mr. Thelburt Williams

Ms. Elizabeth Williams

Ms. Carol Williams

Ms. Leslie E. Wilson

Ms. Peyton R. Wise

Mr. J. Wright Witcher

Ms. Jane Rhodes Wolfe

Mr. Richard Zak

Dr. & Mrs. Jonathan Zenilman

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Zinn

III. COUNCIL FINANCES STATUS

The Council enjoys protection from a sudden shift in its income thanks to a strong reserve fund. The reserve

fund allows the Board of Trustees to respond carefully without an undue immediate impact on programming.

Additionally, the Council’s operating account has a strong balance. Moreover, the Council balanced its $268,000

budget in 2016 thanks to generous year-end contributions.

Funding of the annual operating budget needs to be bolstered. The Council’s Board has set a 2017 income

goal of $274,400 and a near-term enhancement budget goal of $310,000.

INCREASING FINANCIAL SUPPORT In order to balance the operational budget in 2017 an increase in income is needed. This will require an

increase in all basic avenues of support: corporate memberships, individual contributions, and sponsorships of

receptions and television/YouTube broadcasts.

Corporations and Organizations. Councils across the country depend on corporations and organizations for

about half of their income. In Baltimore, corporations provide approximately 40% of the Council’s income; and the

Council seeks to raise that closer to the 50% level. If your corporation would like to support the Council’s mission

or if you would recommend another corporation that is likely to lend support, it would be most helpful. Please

contact Dr. Burd or any trustee with your advice.

Individual Contributors. Since the Council’s regular dues are set low to allow all with a serious interest in

foreign affairs to participate, contributing memberships are critical to balancing the budget. Currently 20% of

members are contributing $100 or more beyond regular dues, including some very substantial contributions. An

additional 10% of the membership contributes smaller, but important, amounts of less than $100 beyond regular

dues. Of course, the Council’s larger benefactors are indispensable. The Council thanks contributors by inviting

them to the small, off the record, and always enjoyable “dutch treat” Leadership Dinners with speakers.

“Supporters” are invited to attend at least three, “sustainers” at least six, and $500 “sponsors” and above are invited

to all. The generosity of members is absolutely critical to the Council’s wellbeing.

Sponsorship, Cable TV, and YouTube: Outreach to the General Public. This Council is unique in sharing all

of its programs with the general public via television and YouTube. The scope of the outreach effort is quite

impressive. 31 cable television stations cover most of Maryland and parts of Pennsylvania reaching a potential 3.5

million households. The stations, using their individual set schedules, broadcast the same Council program for a

two-week period. Broadcasts reach those at great distance, those not used to attending formal lectures, and those

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who are not able to attend frequent presentations. Also, every current Council program is now posted on YouTube.

Programs have been viewed in 159 countries to date.

Outreach is funded outside of the Council’s operational budget. Therefore, your sponsorship support is

greatly appreciated. Each broadcast sponsorship is $1,000. However, smaller contributions may be made to the

Outreach Fund. Sponsors are thanked in the introduction of the speaker and on all broadcasts of the program.

Sponsorship: Receptions. Receptions are an integral part of a Council evening’s ambiance and are appreciated by

the speaker and the audience. Reception sponsorships are $1,000. Since not all receptions are fully sponsored,

smaller contributions to the Reception Sponsorship Fund are very helpful.

Sponsors of a reception are thanked on a sign at the event and in the introduction of the speaker.

Endowed Lectures. If you would like to honor someone or ensure coverage of a particular topic, you might

consider endowing a lecture, its reception, or its rebroadcast. You may identify the program topic or themes and

establish appropriate conditions. Endowing an annual lecture is $50,000. The cost for an endowed annual reception

or endowed broadcast is $25,000. Bi-annual endowments are half of the annual cost.

General Endowment. You may contribute funds at any time for this endowment, the interest on which will be

used for operating expenses.

Estate Gifts. If you wish to consider including the Council in an estate, you should feel free to discuss this matter

with Dr. Burd or a trustee at your convenience.

2017 SUPPORT

Please consider the following support options: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ I would like to help strengthen the Council’s finances by:

Contributing $____________ to raise the level of my annual membership.

Contributing $____________________ to the “Reception Fund.”

Contributing $____________________ to the “Outreach to the General Public Fund.”

Making a pledge ($1,000) to sponsor a Reception or Television/YouTube Outreach.

Making a one-time gift: $____________________________________.

Recommending a possible corporate member _______________________________.

Corporate Name

All membership dues contributions beyond the level of regular dues are tax-deductible. All other contributions are fully tax-

deductible.

_______________________________________________ __________________________________

Your Name Total Gift

Please send the above to:

Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs

World Trade Center Baltimore

401 East Pratt Street, Suite 1611

Baltimore, MD 21202

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GRATITUDE All associated with the Council are deeply grateful to the corporations, organizations, and individuals who

provide the special support which is so necessary to sustain the educational efforts of the Council.

CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

LEADERSHIP

($10,000)

Baltimore Gas & Electric

McCormick & Company

T. Rowe Price Associates

AMBASSADOR

(7,500-$9,999)

Lockheed Martin

BENEFACTOR

($5,000-$7,499)

M&T Bank

Joseph Meyerhoff Foundation

Nabit Foundation

Northrop Grumman

University System of MD

PATRON

($2,500-$4,999)

Baltimore Aircoil

MD Department of Commerce

PNC Financial Services Group

DIPLOMAT

($1,000-$2,499)

Catholic Relief Services Laureate Education

Ellicott Dredges Ports America

PTC International Stevenson University

Fidelity Engineering Towson University

Harvey Meyerhoff Fund UMBC

Jhpiego

SPONSOR

($500-$999)

Associated Black Charities

CCBC

Fillmore Group

JHU International Studies Program

MD Port Administration

INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS

SPONSORS ($500-$999) All members who pay dues at the $500 level and above are entitled to invitations to all Leadership Dinners.

Dr. Ann Allison

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Baker

Mr. David Blanch

Ms. Cathleen Blanton

Mr. Edward L. Blanton, Jr.

Drs. Michael Borowitz &

Barbara Crain

Mr. Duncan Brown

Dr. & Mrs. Frank A. Burd

Dr. & Mrs. Issam Cheikh

Dr. & Mrs. Yener S. Erozan

Dr. & Mrs. Mark Freeland

Dr. & Mrs. Jon A. Gerbracht

Bishop Aubrey Harley

Lt. Gen. & Mrs. Edwin Leland

Mr. George W. Liebmann

Mr. Aris Melissaratos

Mr. & Mrs. Eric Mortenson III

Dr. Bodil Ottesen

Mr. John L. Pedersen

Dr. & Mrs. Manuel P. Porres

Mr. Trevor Reid

Ambassador James C. Rosapepe

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen T. Scott

Lt. Col. Leslie J. Sklenar

Mrs. Rebecca Ward

Mr. & Mrs. John T. Williams

LEADERSHIP ($10,000 and up) PATRON ($2,500-$4,999) DIPLOMAT ($1,000-$2,499)

Dr. James Albrecht Mr. James T. Brady Dr. Tapendu K. Basu

Mr. George Roche Mr. Samuel M. Dell Mr. Joseph F. Brown, III

Ambassador & Mrs. Kingdon Gould, Jr. Mrs. Michaeline Fedder

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Helm Mr. Benjamin H. Griswold, IV

Mr. & Mrs. Carroll Nordhoff Ms. Deborah Kielty

Capt. Carl D. Kilhoffer, Sr.

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SUSTAINERS ($260/290-$499) Sustainers are entitled to invitations to at least six of the year’s Leadership Dinners.

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Berger

Mr. Perry J. Bolton

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Burke

Mr. Keith Cole

The Honorable Thomas Curtis

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DeMattei

Mrs. Judy Evans

Mrs. Sue Farmer

Mr. Griffith Garwood

Ms. Iva L. Gillet

Mr. & Mrs. George Grieve

Mr. & Mrs. Kermit Harrison

Mr. Dixon Harvey

Dr. & Mrs. John D. Huppler

Dr. Andrew Kang

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kazlauski

Mr. Charles Keenan

Dr. & Mrs. Mohammad Ali Khan

Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Lentz

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Morse

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Norton

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Shapiro

Mr. Jay A. Shiba

Mr. & Mrs. Graylin E. Smith

Mr. Rod Smith

Mrs. Eleanor Solomon

Mr. Joseph R.L. Sterne

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon M. Stetz, Jr.

Mr. Timothy Summers

Ms. Marion G. Thompson

Mr. & Mrs. Stefan Thonnard

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Ulmer, III Mrs. Marguerite Villa Santa

Ms. Beverly Winter

Mr. & Mrs. W. Richard Wolven

SUPPORTERS ($160/190-$259) Supporters are entitled to invitations to at least three dinners (at least one for which they have made a reservation).

Dr. & Mrs. Mark R. Adelman

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Allen

Ms. Anne T.D. Andrews

Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Barnett

Ms. Margaret Barris

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Beard

Mr. & Mrs. Sidney W. Beddow, II

Mrs. Ethel W. Berney

Mr. J. Wayne Birkel

Mr. Samuel Bleicher &

Ms. Maris St. Cyr

Mr. Calvin Blinder

Dr. Lynn Bristol

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brown

Mr. & Mrs. James Campbell

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Campbell

Mr. Harry Coker

Mr. Howard Colhoun

Ms. Hillary Colt

Mr. Lee Connor, Jr.

Ms. Joyce Cox

Mr. Ed Crawford

Mr. Ashby B. Crowder

Dr. & Mrs. F.J. Dagher

Ms. Valerie Daugherty

Mr. & Mrs. Brad Davidson

Mr. Peter Dudkin

Mr. Neil Duke

Dr. Samuel A. Ejiaku

Mr. Thomas C. Fahres

Mr. Glenn Falcao

Ms. Elaine Freeman

Mr & Mrs. Maurice Furchgott

Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Galinn

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Galli

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Geddes

Dr. Jeffrey Grip

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Haas

Ms. Phoebe Haddon

Ms. D. Jean Hand

Dr & Mrs. S. Elliott Harris

Dr. Alvin C. Hathaway, Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Hauser

Mr. Daniel B. Hirschhorn

Colonel Al B. Honick

Dr. Warren Howe

Mr. Duane Hunt

Mr. Matt Hutton

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Hyde

Mr. Harvey Johnson, Jr.

Mr. Wilhelm H. Joseph

Dr. & Mrs. Juan M. Juanteguy

Dr. & Mrs. Eric Katkow

Dr. & Mrs. Victor Khouzami

Mrs. Susan Larson

Dr. Vernon Lidtke

Mr. Glenn McCormick

Mr. Randolph Metcalfe

Mr. Norbert Michaud &

Mrs. Edith Querido

Mr. John C. Murphy

Mr. & Mrs. Howard J. Needle

Mr. Timothy O'Leary &

Ms. Gretchen Schmidl

Mr. Paul Parker &

Ms. Ann Bond

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Paska

Dr. Ambadas Pathak

Reverends Norman &

Patricia Payne

Ms. Edie Picken

Drs. Gary & Leslie Plotnick

Rev. Dr. Jason Poling

Mr. & Mrs. Garrett Power

Mr. Walter D. Ramberg

Mr. & Mrs. Guy J. Riccio

Mr. William Todd Rich

Mr. James W. Richmond, Jr.

Mrs. Frances Rockwell

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Rose

Mr. Seymour S. Rubak

Mr. Robert W. Russell

Mrs. Hannelore E. Russell-Wood

Ms. Anne Rutherford

Mr. & Mrs. Phil Samper

Ms. Kathleen Saunders

Mr. Daniel Schultz

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Sharp

Mr. & Mrs. Julian Simmons

Mr. & Mrs. Ellwood Sinsky

Mr. Frank Smor

Ms. Elizabeth Stanne

Dr. Richard Sterling

Ms. Anna Stock

Mr. Thomas Stoner

Dr. John F. Strahan

Mr. Edward Stringer

Mrs. Margaret J. Talbot

Mr. & Mrs. Augustus Williamson

Ms. Leslie E. Wilson

Mrs. Alexandra D. Wintersteen

Mr. Raymond Wittig

Mr. Richard Zak

Ms. Christina Zuray Poe

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2016-2017 YEAR END CONTRIBUTORS

These gifts totaling $40,298.

Dr. James Albrecht

Ms. Anne T. D. Andrews

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Andrews

Dr. Bruce Barnett

Mr. W. Fontaine Bell

Mr. David Blanch

Mr. Perry Bolton

Mr. Michael Borowitz &

Mrs. Barbara Crain

Mr. Joseph F. Brown, III

Mr. & Mrs. John Browning

Dr. & Mrs. Frank A. Burd

Mr. Donald Burke

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Campbell

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Capone

Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Cohen

Mr. Kevin Coleman

Mr. Samuel M. Dell, III

Mrs. Michaeline Fedder

Ms. Elaine Freeman

Mr. & Mrs. Ira Gansler

Dr. Robert Gell

Ms. Iva Gillet

Mr. Tom Gleason

Mr. Thorne Gould

Ms. Carolyn Granger

Ms. Carole Graves

Captain R. Robinson Harris

Mr. Robert Hart, Jr.

Dr. Russell Hill

Dr. & Mrs. John D. Huppler

Dr. & Mrs. Eric Katkow

Dr. & Mrs. Victor Khouzami

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kirby

Ms. Annelise Leedy

Dr. Michael Levin

Mr. Earl Linehan

Mr. Glenn McCormick

Mr. & Mrs. Myron Miller

Mr. & Mrs. Carroll Nordhoff

Mr. & Mrs. John Nunnally

Dr. Bodil Ottesen

Mr. John L. Pedersen

Dr. & Mrs. Manuel Porres

Mr. Walter Ramberg

Dr. Harold Rappoport

Mr. & Mrs. Guy Riccio

Ms. Lynn Ridgely

Mr. George Roche

Dr. & Mrs. Jerome Ross

Mr. Seymour Rubak

Mr. George J. Schaefer

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Sharp

Mr. & Mrs. Elwood Sinsky

Mr. Linwood Smith

Mr. Thomas Sprehe

Mr. Jeffrey Stern

Mr. Thomas Stoner

Mrs. Margaret Talbot

Mr. Robert E. Taylor, Jr.

Ms. Linda Teare

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Wick

Mr. & Mrs. Gus Williamson

Mrs. Peyton R. Wise, II

Ms. Edith Wolpoff-Davis

PROGRAM SPONSORS: RECEPTIONS AND TELEVISION/YOUTUBE BROADCASTS 2016 Event Sponsors

Captain Carl D. Kilhoffer, USN (Ret.) (2)

Fidelity Engineering (1)

Lockheed Martin (3)

McCormick (1)

Mr. & Mrs. Carroll Nordhoff (1)

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Helm, Esq. (3)

The Pakistan American league (1)

The Secretary of State Alexander Haig Memorial Fund (2)

GRANTS The Fundraising Assistance Grant

Mr. George Roche has made a most generous grant this year toward a special effort to bolster the Council’s

endeavor to allow income to balance the operations expenditures.

The Young Professionals Grant

Recognizing the value of the Council to young professionals, and that a special recruitment effort is

necessary, in 2012 a grant was made to the Council by longtime member Peter Bowe and his wife Barbara Stewart

(and matched by Mr. George Roche) for increasing the participation of young professionals. It is believed those

who are establishing careers and life patterns can benefit immensely from the appreciation of hearing and absorbing

many distinguished authorities on foreign affairs. Under this grant, the Council reached out to a comprehensive set

of organizations in which young professionals tend to be present. Through this effort, 104 such organizations

agreed to inform their members of Council activities. Also, the Council actively uses social media as a means of

reaching a young professional audience. This Council, given the encouragement of the grant, is continuing efforts

to make Council programs known to young professionals.

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The Emergency Reserve Fund Grant As noted above, the Council enjoys substantial financial stability and security from the Emergency Fund

established by the 2011 matching gift from Mr. George Roche, which was fully matched by members’

contributions.

IV. ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF STAFF

Frank A. Burd, Ph.D., President, president@bcfausa.org

David Chamberlain, M.S., Program Implementer, programs@bcfausa.org

Shirell Wright, Membership Secretary and Office Manager, members@bcfausa.org

Lacie Thomas, B.S., Administrative Assistant, info@bcfausa.org

Brent Berwager, M.A., Fund-Raising/Development Advisor, fundraising@bcfausa.org

INTERNS Current Council interns are:

LOST AND FOUND

One black golf hat

One orange notebook

Two miniature black umbrellas

One pair ladies leather gloves

One pair black gloves

One navy winter jacket size Large

One grey zip-up sweater size Large

Please contact the Council office with inquiries.

Messad Alzahrani, University of Baltimore

Kyra Beltrandi , Towson University

Keifer Brown, American Military University

Jiali Chen, Towson University

Xin (Clare) Yue, Johns Hopkins University

Yasmine Whitfield, Towson University

Xiaojian “Angus” Yang, UMD College Park